As a result of the work of the House Un-American Activities Committee, hundreds of people were
blacklisted
Because of the activities of people like Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, and David Greenglass, the 1940s and 1950s can be called an age of
espionage
The purpose of President Truman's Federal Employee Loyalty Program was to
identify possible communists working within the federal government.
During the 1950s, Joseph McCarthy was
an outspoken senator from Wisconsin.
The Senate committee that investigated Joseph McCarthy's original claim of communists in the government concluded that
the charges were completely without merit.
When the Rosenberg case was appealed to the Supreme Court, the court
upheld the Rosenbergs' conviction.
Which of the following was a result of Joseph McCarthy's attacks on President Truman in the early 1950s?
Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1952
As a result of fears regarding the Cold War, many Americans
built bomb shelters in their backyards.
Read this quotation.
"I think that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution . . . speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation. Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined." -Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1950
Although Senator Smith does not name anyone in this quotation, she is most likely referring to
Joseph McCarthy.
What was the major motivation behind the actions of President Truman's loyalty boards and those of the House Un-American Activities Committee?
a fear of the spreading influence of the Soviet Union
Which of the following statements best characterizes the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
The House Un-American Activities Committee wrongly accused many people.
When was the House Un-American Activities Committee formed?
1938
In what way did the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union change after World War II?
The two countries changed from being friendly allies to being fierce rivals.
Senator McCarthy's influence might have died quickly following his 1950 accusations had it not been for
the arrest of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for espionage.
